Black Hippy

Black Hippy
Top: Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock
Bottom: Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Years active
  • 2008–2022
  • 2024[a]
LabelsTop Dawg
Past members
Websitetopdawgmusic.com

Black Hippy was an American hip hop supergroup[1][2][3] from South Los Angeles, California, formed in 2008. The group consisted of West Coast rappers Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar and ScHoolboy Q.[4] Black Hippy was constructed after all of its members had signed to Carson-based indie record label, Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE).

The collective ultimately never created albums together; the members were frequent collaborators, regularly appearing and contributing to each other's respective solo projects, oftentimes not even crediting one another as a guest vocalist or featured artist.

Lamar has previously stated that the group would never face demise due to the solidification of each member's career. However, in 2022, he parted ways with TDE, thus breaking up the group.[5][6] Black Hippy reunited on June 19, 2024 at Lamar's The Pop Out: Ken & Friends concert.


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  1. ^ "Status Ain't Hood: Jay Rock Stands In The Shadows Of Giants". September 16, 2015.
  2. ^ Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul and ScHoolboy Q form quasi-supergroup Black Hippy | Pop & Hiss | Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. (March 11, 2012)
  3. ^ "On the unexpected success of Kendrick Lamar's Black Hippy posse". The Daily Dot. September 14, 2015.
  4. ^ Insanu Ahmed (February 3, 2012). "Who Is Schoolboy Q? – His group, Black Hippy". Complex. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  5. ^ Cutsforth, Ross (February 21, 2022). "TDE president, Punch, talks why the Black Hippy album never happened". Tone Deaf. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  6. ^ Savoy, Starr. "Top Dawg Thinks Black Hippy 'Owe Y'all an Album or EP,' Teases TDE Compilation and More 2023 Releases". Complex. Retrieved November 25, 2023.